Prima Donna : The Psychology of Maria Callas
by
Paul Wink
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Inner Lives
ISBN-10
0190857730
ISBN-13
9780190857738
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 1st, 2021
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
348 grams
Dimensions
13.60 x 18.40 x 3.30 cms
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Paul Wink utilizes cutting-edge advances in research on developmental psychology and narcissism to shed light on Callas's puzzling personal deterioration during the last nine years of her life. Prima Donna is both a powerful study of Callas's life and a contribution to the greater body of work on the psychology of artists.
Prima Donna: The Psychology of Maria Callas explores the psychological mechanisms underlying the hypnotic power of Callas''s artistry and the unfolding of her tragic life story. Although precipitated by the trauma and shame that followed her abandonment by Aristotle Onassis and the rapid deterioration of her voice, Callas''s midlife disintegration reflects deep psychological vulnerabilities. In this book, Wink utilizes cutting-edge advances in research on developmental psychology and narcissism to shed light on Callas''s puzzling personal deterioration during the last nine years of her life. Lacking a cohesive and integrated sense of self, Callas sought affirmation and vitality from adoring audiences and older men including her husband Battista Meneghini and her long-term partner Onassis. The propensity to fuse her identity with stage roles contributed to her artistic greatness, but envy and the lack of an intrinsic sense of meaning and worth intensified her vulnerability to life''s vicissitudes. Prima Donna is both a powerful study of Callas''s life and a contribution to the greater body of work on the psychology of artists.
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